Sparky, very well done! they look great and much better than the ones i made the first time.

Sparky, check out Ebay in the knife making products. they have lots of exotic woods for knife handles that would also be perfect for making grips for 1911's. many of them are very reasonably priced as well.

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Originally Posted by Olympus

Careful. That's just the way I started out and it turned into a full fledged business.

and i'm glad it turned out so well for you too. you have blessed us with some beautiful grips to enjoy looking at and to drool over! thank you for sharing them with us.

Are there any "slim" woodgrain grips out there? Kinda have a hard time reaching the slide release on my new ria gi when I'm holding it as you would to shoot. Kinda have to roll it to the left to reach it. Feel like the grips are a little big

Sure, there are slim wood grips. Just about everyone makes a slim model in wood. You just have to remember that you have to change out the bushings in the frame of the gun as well as using shorter grip screws.

Sure, there are slim wood grips. Just about everyone makes a slim model in wood. You just have to remember that you have to change out the bushings in the frame of the gun as well as using shorter grip screws.

This is my first 1911, easy on me now lol. What bushings are you talking about and what grips would you recommend? Haha

This is my first 1911, easy on me now lol. What bushings are you talking about and what grips would you recommend? Haha

When you take your factory grips off, the "posts" that stick out on the side of the frame that the grips fit over are referred to as bushings. Those screw into the flat side of the frame. If you want slim grips, those will have to be removed and replaced with shorter ones. Check MidwayUSA or Brownells.